Conferences and Events

The NYUSPS Urban Lab at the Schack of Institute of Real Estate hosts events throughout the year with real estate developers, civic leaders, economic development practitioners, and urbanists addressing key issues impacting cities and placemaking.

The New Urban Crisis (4/26/17)
Two panels that brought together prominent thought leaders in government, urban planning, and the media, focused on how America’s urban renewal has turned into a new urban crisis and how New York as a “super city,” has faced up to the challenges of emerging influences and trends.

Empowering Cities Under the New Administration (02/02/17)
Panelists debated the challenges cities face in engaging with the new administration and how they can support urban innovation in the context of a more complex political environment.